Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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A woman pays for purchases at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A woman pays for purchases at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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A woman shops for tomatoes at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A woman shops for tomatoes at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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A woman shops for tomatoes at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A woman shops for tomatoes at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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A customer waits to be served at a watermelon stall at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A customer waits to be served at a watermelon stall at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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A worker unloads bags of onions at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

A worker unloads bags of onions at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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Sellers wait for customers at their stalls in a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Sellers wait for customers at their stalls in a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Brazil Retail Sales Rise Less Than Forecast as Prices Gain

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Customers shop for flowers at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Customers shop for flowers at a market in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Thursday, June 13, 2013. Brazilian retail sales rose in April at less than half the pace economists forecast as inflation erodes purchasing power, complicating the governments effort to boost growth. Photographer: Dado Galdieri/Bloomberg via Getty Images